The rose spoke to the shadow: <br />'But why do you follow me? ' <br />The shadow replied, 'Never have I seen <br />A beauty to rival with thee.' <br />. <br />The rose blushed in confusion <br />And didn't know what to say <br />The shadow, courteously said: <br />'Let me stay near you if I may'. <br />. <br />'It is only by your substance <br />That I may take form <br />Your very existence enables me <br />To exist and perform.' <br />. <br />The rose and the shadow thus <br />Became the closest of friends <br />From sunrise to sunset <br />The shadow the rose defends. <br />. <br />Copyright: Rani Turton<br /><br />Rani Turton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-rose-and-the-shadow/
